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Robbie Fulks- Stubb’s BBQ, Austin Tx. Sxsw March 1997 xfer from Hi8 Master Enhanced alt.country

It’s the weekend, so that means it’s video time! Here’s another from the Neil Werries box of tapes- an EARLY Robbie Fulks show. I caught on to robbie about a year or two after this (Let’s kill saturday night album)– this is definitely more in the folk/country vein than the later rockin’ albums were. Sounds like he is promoting the release of his first album, Country Love Songs. Sounds and looks good! Killer combo of “She Took a lot of Pills and Died/Scrapple” toward the end.

Recorded by: Neil Werries
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony EV-S2000- Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced (brightness/degrain) in Adobe Premiere Elements and Neat Video

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The Cousin Lovers- Stubb’s BBQ, Austin Tx. March 1997 xfer from Hi8 Master tape enhanced

I know that of most of Sacramento won’t be paying attention to live music videos today (Kings game 7 starts in about an hour!), so I figured that I would put up some obscure bluegrass from the mecca of bluegrass, Los Angeles California!
I don’t know much about the band, but it looks like they were signed to Dreamworks around this time frame and recorded for them, but it looks like it was never released. There was a promo CDR with 4 songs from this era and that’s about it. They released a full length independently in 1999.
Band members:
Baritone Vocals, Guitar – Dean Thomas
Bass – Barry Thomas
Fiddle, Viola, Dobro – Craig Eastman
Mandolin, Guitar, Lead Vocals – Tim Ferguson
Tenor Vocals, Drums – Stuart Johnson
..and that’s all I know about that

Recorded by: Neil Werries
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Equipment used: Sony EV-S2000- Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced (brightness/degrain) in Adobe Premiere Elements and Neat Video

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Supersuckers- SXSW, Austin Tx March 1997 xfer from Hi8 Master enhanced w/Kelley Deal

I don’t know if anyone notices this stuff, but I have been trying to mix it up by posting 1-2 things a week from each recent contributor to the Sac Music Archive. It has been a current mix of stuff from Wayne Vanderkuil(that will continue for YEARS- there’s a lot of stuff!), James Edmonds (almost done with what I have here), and Neil Werries (hi8 master videos)… with the KALX archive coming up as soon as I can figure out the right reel to reel deck(s). Here is another one from Neil- he took his Hi8 camcorder to one of the best years of sxsw in my opinion and I will be eternally grateful for it. This one has The Supersuckers at their peak- includes Kelley Deal on their duet of Hungover Again.
Also, bonus points to Neil for hustling over there, diagonally cross an intersection and avoiding a bus, and getting into his spot to film.. all while the camera is running. All tapers know the festival struggle.

Recorded by: Neil Werries
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony EV-S2000- Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced (degrain) in Adobe Premiere Elements and Neat Video

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NAR- Pink Flamingo, Austin Tx Nov 1994 xfer from 8mm master videotape enhanced Sacramento Very Small

I have a couple very short video clips that have been sitting here for a bit, so I figured that I would do a short one and a full set today. That’s right 2 for the price of 1!
The first one comes from Ed Carroll’s archive of killer stuff- we have a lot of fun concerts coming up for you- the first one is a short clip from Austin. Yes, I did pick that thumbnail on purpose because it is hilarious. This is only 3min long for some reason.

Recorded by: The band while on tour
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony EV-S2000- Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced (degrain) in Adobe Premiere Elements/Neat Video

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Richard Thompson- KGSR,Austin Tx 2/24/94 Live in-studio interview and acoustic xfer DAT Master Clone

On this day in history- February 24.
I realize that I have been posting a lot of short “live in radio studio” things for the On This Day project, but this one is special. This is a very honest and intimate interview with RT (like, “did he really say that” honest) and a bunch of songs live in studio. It’s almost an hour and it’s great. Highly recommended.
Some of these songs might have appeared on KGSR’s “Broadcasts” series of CD’s released from the 90s until now… but not the whole thing. Really good for even casual fans.

Recorded by: JEMS (I think)
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony PCM-R500 and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card

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Fifteen- Emo’s, Austin Tx. 11/16/93 xfer from unknown gen VHS tape Live east bay punk

It looks like I have 3 more shows to post from the stuff I digitized for the Turn it Around doc. I sent a lot more, but I think the rest are probably on youtube already. There are still hundreds more audio & video shows to be digitized, so stay tuned…
It looks like the first 4 songs of the show are already posted to YT, this one is 6min longer. Shaky camerawork, grab the dramamine.

Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: JVC HRS9911U and Canopus ADVC300

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The Muffs- Emo’s, Austin Tx 5/22/93 xfer from ? gen audio cassette Kim Shattuck punk

This one did not sound good at all when I digitized it. In fact, I could not make out the songs due to all of the distortion. Once I found a song I could understand, I did my best to EQ it in Sony Suondforge, then rebalance it in izotope. It still sucks, but you can at least make out what’s happening.

Since I had to push the rebalance on the vocals to hear them at all, you will get super loud crowd between songs. It’s a wonderful feature- Izotope doesn’t differentiate between the vocal you want (Kim) vs. what you don’t want (crowd).

From Scott Hamilton’s collection. Not bagging on Scott btw, his tapes were much appreciated.

Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
EQ in Sony Sound Forge (boost bass, drop highs), then rebalance in Izotope Rx8- Vocal +11, Bass +4

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Monks of Doom- Emo’s, Austin Tx 12/12/92 xfer from 1st gen soundboard cassette Counting Crows Camper

FINALLY, here is today’s On This Date in history. When I was checking the spreadsheet for stuff to post and I saw this one there. I knew it came from Craig Hilmer and I have his master here so I went digging through the tapes… nope… this one isn’t in there. Maybe we’ll get a master transfer when Craig comes for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass again. Haha.

The mix was pretty uneven and it changes often, but it was super low on guitar throughout so I went ahead and rebalanced it. More guitar and more vocals. There are portions of the show that are pretty badly out of balance, but it sounds good for the majority of the set.

I love the contract and setlist J-Card cover that Craig made. I think we are still adhering to its terms by putting it up here. They are getting paid, they basically gave consent through the archive.org “approved band” status. I’m sure I’ll hear about it if not. lol

Recorded by: Craig Hilmer
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Rebalance in Izotope Rx8: Vocal +4, Guitar +10!

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F.S.K.- Emo’s, Austin Tx. 3/14/92 xfer from 1st gen cassette D6 Pro Walkman David Lowery Cracker

Here’s something of interest to Cracker/Camper ven Beethoven fans- a tape recorded by my friend Craig at SXSW in 1992. David Lowery joined forces with German alternative new wave polka band FSK at the time and an early version of the song “Dr. Bernice” is on a FSK CD. Anyway, here is FSK with Lowery.
Craig also recorded FSK/Lowery on Mountain Stage radio show and it doesn’t appear to be on YT yet. If this isn’t enough FSK, let me know.

Recorded by: Craig Hilmer
Equipment used: Sony WMD6C and Sony Mic
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card

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Lucinda Williams- KGSR Live in Studio, Austin Tx 12/3/91 xfer f/low gen audio cassette

This one is from Tony Philputt’s tape collection, donated to the archive by Phil Go. This is an amazing performance. If current events are stressing you out, give this a listen.
I think this is a 1st gen cassette. The tape has 3 KGSR live in studio sessions and there is pretty much no tape hiss. Quite a range os music in Tony’s collection- from Half Life and the Gynecologists to this. lol.

Recorded by: Someone in Austin
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card

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